Many people get together to have their hair cut and dyed, and Zhao Jie, a colleague, is one of them.
Sister Zhao lives in the city. On the recommendation of a friend, she set up a membership card of 1000 yuan in a well-known chain barber shop.
Sister Zhao remembered that Carrie still had a lot of money, so she was going to do her hair. As a result, I was told in the store that the cash register was broken and I could only use cash.
Cash is cash. As a result, Teacher Tony told Sister Zhao with a smile that in a special period, the price of hair cutting and dyeing was charged according to the store price, not according to the membership price.
Zhao Jie was very angry when he heard this. That's not what she said when she applied for the card. When I applied for the card, I said that I would recharge 1000 yuan. All haircut items in the store have been charged at half price, such as the haircut price in 80 yuan and the actual charge in 40 yuan.
Not to mention the dyeing project that Zhao Jie originally wanted to do, it would be enough to spend 500 yuan in 600 yuan. If the marked price is not enough, add 1000 yuan.
A little unhappy to see Zhao Jie, Tony, a professionally trained teacher, continued to persuade Zhao Jie.
It's better to use hair care products during the Spring Festival than usual. What are such well-known chain brands afraid of? Everyone doesn't mind. What do you mind?
In a word, his price increase is justified.
As a result, Zhao Jie left angrily. What is more exasperating is that when they slam the door, the woman who is doing her hair looks puzzled. The expression seems to be silently saying, it's almost the Spring Festival. What's wrong with people raising prices?
02
When Sister Zhao called me and asked me if I recommended a barber shop, I immediately thought of the small shop I had been visiting next to the community. After buying a house and moving to this community, I have been cutting my hair there and never thought about changing it.
The facade of the shop is not big, about 20 square meters, and the interior decoration is general, with four chairs inside. The proprietress is a sister from Sichuan, and everyone calls her "Sister Liu". Sister Liu is straightforward and likes to laugh.
Although there are several luxuriously decorated barber shops near the community, the business in Sister Liu's shop is obviously much better, because she is cheerful and the price is reasonable.
Haircuts have always been in 20 yuan, and prices have never increased for decades. Children over the age of 60 and under the age of 6 can also enjoy half-price haircut.
The price of dyeing and perm is also very reasonable, ranging from a dozen to several hundred. If you don't like the dyeing products in the store, you can also bring your own. Sister Liu only charges a service fee ranging from 50 yuan to 100 yuan.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, the business in Sister Liu's shop is even more popular.
Sister Liu not only didn't take the opportunity to reduce the price, but also put a few small stools and a plate of fruit candy at the door of the store to facilitate the people waiting in line for a haircut. Even if children pass by and want candy without cutting their hair, Sister Liu smiles and asks them to get it themselves.
There are not only barbershops at the entrance of the community, but also various small shops. Sister Liu's business has always been the best. Not only the regular customers in the store are willing to introduce friends and colleagues to have their hair cut, but also some customers who don't live nearby will drive here to have their hair cut.
Once, while waiting for a haircut, I heard a customer ask Sister Liu, Your haircut is so cheap here, isn't the rent expensive? As a result, Sister Liu said with a smile, we bought this store ourselves and don't have to pay rent.
Although Liu Jie didn't continue to talk about money and houses with this client, in fact, in addition to this barber shop, Liu Jie's family also has a barber shop and two houses in his hometown in Sichuan.
03
Little people also have big dreams. Sister Liu is such a person. Sister Liu and her husband came to Ningbo to work together. From having nothing at the beginning to having a house and a car now, I have no worries about food and clothing. The experience in the middle is worth learning and thinking for those who work hard outside.
Now I have summed up four key experiences to share with you, hoping that one day we can realize our dreams.
First, you can let go of your immediate comfort and know how to plan for the future.
When Liu Jie and her husband came to work in Ningbo, they found a relatively easy clerical job in a foreign trade factory because of their junior high school education, and the salary was not bad. After working for five years, Liu Jie was promoted to the position of supervisor, and living among working sisters was particularly nourishing.
Once when I was shopping, I accidentally saw that the barber shop was now recruiting apprentices. Sister Liu said that for some reason, she went in and consulted her boss. The boss is also a down-to-earth person. He told Liu Jie to open a branch and let Liu Jie be the boss.
It is the word "being the boss" that keeps Sister Liu thinking about the barber shop apprentice after she goes back. Although Liu Jie did a good job in the factory, Liu Jie knew that the injury of her education made her a supervisor.
Sister Liu is discussing with her husband about going to the barber shop as an apprentice, and her husband is particularly opposed. If you don't take a few thousand dollars, you have to take a few hundred dollars as an apprentice.
But Liu Jie doesn't think so. What she thinks is that I will be an apprentice for three to five years in a down-to-earth manner, and maybe I can be a boss in the future.
In this way, Sister Liu took the initiative to give up the position of factory clerk supervisor and good salary, and wholeheartedly came to this barber shop as a small apprentice.
In real life, many people will indulge in the immediate comfort and forget to consider the future they want. If we can stop Liu Jie and think about what she wants and what kind of life she wants in the future, maybe there will be a different life.
Second, consider the problem from the boss's point of view and face everything with positive thinking.
When Liu Jie was an apprentice, she was not only diligent, but also always considered issues from the boss's point of view, such as various expenses and how to increase business income.
At the same time, Sister Liu is particularly active. Although she is an apprentice, she has been thinking about how to do the apprentice's work better. Because the apprentice's job is actually a learning process, and the things and skills he learns are his own.
So every time Sister Liu is busy with the chores in the shop, she will help the boss, how to cut her hair, how to dye her hair, and how to chat with customers.
After being an apprentice for less than a year, the boss opened a franchise store for real estate agents. Therefore, the size of the barber shop is generally managed by Sister Liu, and the boss only comes to audit the accounts at the end of each month.
After four or five years, when the boss wanted to change hands with the barber shop, Sister Liu took out all her savings, borrowed money from relatives and friends, and finally bought the barber shop together and became the boss.
As a boss, I have been helping my boss run a barber shop before, so it is seamless and does not affect the business in the store at all.
In the workplace, we always think about how much money we earn and how much work we do, lacking active thinking. But when we enter the workplace, the company is actually a learning platform.
If we can think deeply about our work and regard it as a career, although it seems that we have done more at present, our ability has improved and we will definitely have more money.
Third, take the initiative to invest in an appropriate range.
After Liu Jie became the boss, Liu Jie's husband also resigned from the factory to help the barber shop.
Later, with a certain deposit, Sister Liu bought a commercial shop with only 20 square meters in a newly developed property nearby. First I rented it out, and then my husband opened a barber shop there.
When chatting, I asked Sister Liu why she didn't consider buying a house in Ningbo, when the house price should not be expensive. Sister Liu said with a smile: "There are hundreds of thousands of small shops and hundreds of thousands of small houses. I can't afford it. "
In order to buy a shop, Sister Liu seldom goes shopping, so she saves all her money. When she had100000 yuan, she began to look for shops. While house prices are still rising, Sister Liu also has two shops and bought two houses in her hometown.
After listening, I suddenly remembered what my mother had said. People should learn to be contented and make the best choice within their own ability, instead of always thinking about distant places that are difficult to achieve.
Before the house price is not so high, Sister Liu may be able to borrow money to buy a house, but it may be very hard. Moreover, reasonable investment within the scope of affordability will not have much impact on the quality of life.
Fourth, be a professional and reliable person and establish your own reputation.
Sister Liu has never studied management or marketing, but she knows that the most important thing in starting a business is word of mouth, and the most important thing for a good word of mouth is to do what should be done, rather than always thinking about doing what should not be done.
Just like the original teacher Tony, regardless of the previous promise, I believe more customers will not patronize again like Sister Zhao. And if you are like Liu Jie, even after a long time and fierce competition, business will certainly not be bad.
When I went to get a haircut before, I suggested to Sister Liu that we could actually get a membership card, which would not only make more money, but also increase customer stickiness.
Hearing this, Sister Liu said that she had a problem with the membership card. The laundry beside the fruit shop was also done before, but the later consumption experience was not very good. The fruit shop closed in less than half a year, and the boss deleted all the customers' WeChat.
Sister Liu said that there was no membership card, but the price was clearly marked, insisting on not raising the price, and there was no starting price. Starting from making small money, many a mickle makes a mickle, and it will also become big money.
Then, try your best to help some people, such as the elderly and children with half price, such as borrowing umbrellas for free in rainy days, such as fruit candy at the door and so on.
Xiao, a famous media tycoon, once wrote in an article: "Many people think too much of small money, and those who don't know how to make small money can't make big money at all. Everything in the world is most afraid of a willing heart. " In the new year, I hope we can all be conscientious people and believe that we can realize our big dreams.